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COVID-19 likely to become a seasonal disease, say scientists
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained, suggests a new review published in Frontiers in Public Health.
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Scientists predict that COVID-19 will become a seasonal virus - but not ye
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 15 (ANI): A new review published in Frontiers in Public Health suggests that COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained.
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COVID-19: WHO official says attempts to reach herd immunity naturally 'da
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Attempts to reach herd immunity naturally would be dangerous and fraught with scores of deaths, while vaccination is a safer and more effective path, Maria van Kerkhove, the COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Th
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High rate of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases 'good thing' for society, could h
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): A high-rate of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases is a "good thing" for the society and could play a role in the ending of the pandemic, according to a researcher.
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COVID-19: Herd immunity in India not a strategic option, says Health Minis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Herd immunity developed against coronavirus cannot be a strategic option or choice for a country like India with a huge population, said an official from the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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613 more COVID-19 cases in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): With 613 new cases being reported, the count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached 1,31,219 in Delhi, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday.
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No point in saying India has developed herd immunity against COVID-19, say
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): As India's cumulative figure for confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 96,169 on Monday with states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Delhi witnessing a constant surge, medical experts have asserted that there is no point saying India has developed "herd i
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